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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-06

Ella A. Fowl, Carlisle ohio-As this is my second
attempt to writeyo will try to make my letter as
interesting as possible. win not tell what my ace
is q some Of the cousins de- viii now give YOU n
puzzle. fyou wanted tailor's goose and wanted
two OF them how would you ask for them? l will
close by sending Aunt Susie memory square for
her quilt and asking the cousins to correspond with
me,
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-06

Minnie 81 Smith, Blanche, Tenn--I ara little
country girl twelve years Of age. ! returned few
weeks ago from the Winchester Normal. They have
aEplendid school; / enjoy going II school very
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-06

Money buys q certain grade of service, but that
which is at all worthy the name can come only
from good will.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08

I am pretty strong now, but then I WAS
able to have handled two or three such
fellows.
Gas 1 stood over him [ said, IF vou
stir [ will throw you out ? and then I
turned to the other. He half leaned
against the window, with one hand
pressed over his heart.
"'Pray take her upr' was all he
could utter, so exhausted was he.
81 picked up the girl, and, telling
the crazy man that if he stirred from the
spot from which he had picked himself
up would pound the Lis out of him, I
motioned to the other one to go ahead.
and lifted the sleepwalller to the stair
way. 1t was hard work to get her down.
but we carried her to her room and
called her friends. [ saw the young
man safely in his room. On the floor
beneath l met the jealous lover. He was
sobered by the shaking gave him, and
having had time to cool off realized
what he had endeavored to do. He at
tempted to explain and to apologize. but
let him off by telling him that [ would
have him arrested if-ls~ i not get out
of town in the morning. When [ got
to my room it was just two o'clock"
There was a long pause after the mar
rator ceased. Finally the question was
asked. "What became of them all
Did the girl marry either one p
81 believe she was consumptive, was
the response. ono; she died year OF
so afterward."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
Borrowed Plumage.

In a small jewelry store there escaped
the solution of a secret that has puzzled
many this season, says Long Branch
writer No one going to Long Branch
has failed to observe the plenty of dia-
This jewelers. store is insignificant, but
he has good watch repairer, whose ser
vices are often enlisted to tinker dam
aged mainsprings or fractured crystals.
But if the exhibition of goods is modest,
the natty little proprietor can take out
of his pocket any day handful of fine
diamonds. As L stood advising with
him relative to handspring that had
come off that morning like an insane
coffee mill or lunatic alarm clock,
dapper man came in and handed over
some cases. The newcomer produced n
note book and read: "Mrs. Jones wants
that aigrette for Thursday night, and
'tMiss Smith will take a solitaire ring
and earrings for the week for $40"
'Cant do it, said Mr.. Sparks; mot
less than $40"
50 the man wrote it down in his book.
Then he paid so much for Mrs. Jones,
so much for Miss White and Mrs. Brown.
"The Browns go to Saratoga, he said,
"and will have both those sets for week
after next; so don't let 'em for more
than this week.
Here 1 got interested, and asked :;
''Do you let out jewelry2"
81 should say so, said he. 81 must
have $1,000 worth of stones on hire i'll
Long Branch and Saratoga this season. "
'Isn't it risky? 2"
"Oh, bless you, have security. The
lady who has had this set (he took one
of the returned cases and showed q
splendid pair of earrings and bar pin)
left Treasury note of $1,000 as collat-
eral. / have an agent in both places to
look after my interests, and l assure you
it's paying branch of my business"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
No Need OF Catching Colds.

Speaking of colds, have a theory
that no one need ever have one unless
he chooses; in other words, that it is
quite possible so to train the skin, that
wonderful organ which is sgenerally look
ed upon as the paper wrapper to our
human bundle, as to render 1t nOn-sus-
ceptible to sudden changes of tempera-
ture or atmospheric moisture, whence
colds come.
And as this is exactly the season to
commence such a system of pellar edu-
cation, as it has proved effective in many
instances within my own knowledge, and
as it is within easy reach of every one
to try. ] write it here. The theory is
that no skin that has been exposed free
Iv for half an hour at the beginning of
a day to a temperature lower than it
will encounter through the day, will
note small changes or be affected there
by.
A cold is simply nervous shock, re
ceived by the myriads of minute nerve
terminals that bristle over the surface
of the human body, transmitted to the
centers and so back again to mucous
membrane, the peculiar scat of this
snecial irritation Let us then 50 train
these sensitive fibres that they will pass
by, unnoticed, changes of atmospheric
condition, and the matter is accomplish
ed.-Amerjcan Nag02ine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
PRIMITIVE JUSTICE.
In the Earlier Times When the
Whipping Post was Used.

One day a notorious character was
brouoht up for something. They had
the Whipping post there then. The old
Judge looked at him.
stI think [ see you before, no 2"
The culprit admitted he had been
there on several occasions.
"WaI, [ just sentence you to forty
lashes. You take twenty of them to-
morrow, and then you vas released on
your own recognizances, and you come
back in week and take the other twen-
ty."
The fellow had his twenty lashes, and
he hasn't been seen in Tuscon since.
Another little example of the judges
way of doing things was the case of
man brought up before him for firing off
q pistol in the street or something.
They had taken $340 from him when he
was arrested.
81 ioost fine you $780," said the
Judge.
''Why ?" said the prisoner. 'sIn San
Francisco they would only fine me So
or SO"
'You vas in Tuscon, moin friend:
5000"
The man was complaining bitterly
after he paid the fine.
Don't kick" said another. ''You
were lucky. If he'd known you had
$34O on you he'd have fined you all of
it
Some fellow who was being tried mov-
ed for change of venue.
"You wants change of venue ?
What for p asked the Judge.
because this court is prejudiced
against me, and L won't get fair trial. .
''You say this court is prejudiced
against you, and you won't get fair
trial? You want n change of venue,
moin friend ? l joost fine you $500 for
contempt of court to begin with. Now
we'll proceed with the trial"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
A Russian on Our Cavalry.


Col. Sukhotin. who wants the Rus
sian army to be turned into hordes or
cavalry like those of Tamerlane and
Genghis Khan, has contributed to a
Russian military magazine an able
paper on the American cavalry during
the war of secession. Therein we dis
cover some of the motives which in
duced the recent transformation of the
Russian cavalry into dragons. But as
that war was waged between masses OF
unframed hOrsemen, it is highly I'M
probable that its lessons should apply
to the conditions of European con-
fict. The Americans on both sides pre-
ferred the revolver in the melee to the
sabre or lance; but why? Because their
troopers were not good enough horse
men to use the cold steel with effect.
A Federal lancer regiment, 700 strong,
being routed, brought only 20 lances
with them out of the fray; and it is a
patent fact that the sabre in the hands
of II tyro is more dangerous to his
chargers ears than to his antagonist,
In addition, unframed soldiers sadly
i'll use and neglect their horses. EX-
perience taught he Federal Govern
ment that its cavalry, under an enter
prising leader, had to be remounted
throughout every four months. The
cavalry belonging to the Army of the
Potomac, averaging $4,000 strong, wero
supplied with 35,07S rcmounts within
six months. Rigorous measures were
taken to compel the men to spare their
horses. A trooper galloping through IL
street of Washington being, called upon
by n sentry to moderate his pace, was
shot dead on refusing to obey. Whole
regiments were turned into infantry for
Nnrsistent neglect of their horses. Sheri-
dams assertion that 10,O 900 horses should
be able to prevent the concentration of
1000 men was based on the assump-
ton that he could at the outset over
whelm the cavalry Of the enemy with
the fire of dragons or mounted infantry,
and upon a belief in it Russia seems to
have staked its existence as n leading
Military power.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
The Honey Bee Plant.

The honey bee plant is a thistlelike
growth, and has become we'll known of
late years among bee keepers as possess
ing great attraction for bees and yield
ing fine honey. 1t is extensively grown
in New York State, and its seed sells for
81 a pound. Some time ago the seeds of
the honey bee plant, which resemble oats
in form, were brought to the attention
of Mr.. f. S. Pease, a well-known oil
dealer of Buffalo. He perceived that
they were rich in vegetable oil. Learn
ing that the plants grew with very little
attention and produced large quantity
of seed, which could be easily beaten
out from the balls, the idea occurred to
him that possibly the plant might some
day hold a prominent commercial posi-
ton as an oil producer, thus serving
a double purpose during the periods
of its existence. Acting upon the
thought Mr.. Pease two years ago pro-
cured a quantity of seed, and extracted
therefrom the oil for experimental pur-
poses. 1t was found to be equal to the
best linseed oil for all purposes, but in its
qualities more closely akin to poppy seed
oil. 1t does not sOlidify and shows no
tendency to acidulate. A two years. test
has demonstrated that it has com
mercial value as an oil equal to linseed
oil. This raises the question as to
whether it can be manufactured profita-
bly,. The linseed oil cake, which comes
from the compress after the oil has been
extracted, is valuable commercial prod
net. The residuum of the honey bee
plant seed possesses qualities so closely
allied to quinine that the taste and
after effects are apparently almost identi.
cal with those of the costly drug.
To,L. T5,ooo
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
He Had a Scheme.
civilian - said the old gentleman at
ba brao ST table

"William !" said the old gentleman at
the breakfast table.
"Sir"
81 am not pleased to see you so much
in the company of young Jobson. lie
is a dissipatcd young man and he gam
bles should prefer that you avoid hS
society
He CANDLES, father, I suppose, ID DE
can afford to. He has just made $780,
600 in the wheat corner.
"Well-still-you had better be care
full"
After little William rises from the
table.
civilian! !"
"Sir -
"Tf Mr.. Jobson is disengaged this
evening you can bring him up to dim
ner. Perhaps a little good example may
save him-and, William, you can just
tell him something about the new min
ing company am floating. San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
The Alaska Indians.

The Chinooks are indeed a wonderful
looking tribe of Indians to those who
know the redmen on the plains. They
al wear good coats and pantaloons and
strong boots. They earn plenty of
money to buy store clothes, and the
women are gay in red and yellow hand
kerchiefs, as head gear, while their
sacques are made of bright-colored cloth
and ornamented with dozens of pearl
buttons sewed on in patterns. One was
decorated with the outline of bear,
which was probably the crest of her fam
ilv. The woman here is of much inn
portance in heredity, as a man belongs to
the family of his mother. be it beaver,
fish, or otter, and they are very careful
about their totems. The next chief is al
ways the oldest son of the present mans
Oldest sister. Mrdg0 Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
Advertising Rates.
HELP ONE ANOTHER.

Help one another" the snowfiakes said,
As they c'ld He'd down in their feecy led;
Zone of Us here woul not be felt,
One CT rs here woald quickly melt;
But I'll help yol and You'll help me,
And then what a big Waite drift wen see."
Hep one anotEcr," the maple spray
Said to It's fellow leaves one dav;
''Thc sun would withcr me here alone.
Long enough ere the day is gone;
But I'll help yoIi and you help me,
And then what splendid shade therevu be ~
Help one another, the dewdrop cried,
Seeing another crop c'ose to its side;
This warm south bre- ze would drive me away.
And l should be Sono ere noon to-day;
And I'll help ynU and help vou me,
And Wen make brook and run to the sea-"
Help one another, grain of sand
SAID 70 anoth grain inst at hand:
The Wind may carry me over the sea,
And then, O what will become of me?
But come. FAY brother, give me your hand;
We'l build ! moEntain and there We'll stand"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
Dog skin Used to Restore a scalp.

A recent number of the Milwaukee
Wisconsin gives rather more that a col
umn of details about the case of young
man from New York who, having lost
the greater part of his scalp in conse-
quence of an accident with sulphuric
acid, protited by the skill and ingenuity
of surgeon who transplanted to his head
portions of the skin of two dogs, hair and
all. We are glad to learn that the doctor
was paid enough for his work to keep
him from want for the rest of his life" 2"
Thirteen separate transplantations are
said to have been performed, all but two
of which were successful. 4rgoRaut.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
A GAMBLERS YARN.
How Slug of Gold Always Brought
Him Good Luck

Most of the boys had lucky stones, or
something that answered for 'em. Gen
orally they were lockets or medals they
had brought from home. They were
supposed to have in them some of the
good wishes of the folks they had left
behind. Sometimes it was slug that
had often turned the luck at the gam
bling table Tom Harrity, who usually
went as Hairy Tom, had an old battered
$50 slug that he used to tell lies about.
Tom never lost He never played it
until he got dead broke, but it always
brought him the dust. He wouldn't
have taken $500 for that slug One day
he paid it out in mistake in settling for
an outfit, and by George, you ought to
have seen that camp hum when he found
it out. The fellow had gone, and it
took Tom half day to find out which
road he had taken. Well, he chased
that fellow half way to Sacramento, but
you bet he got him. He persuaded
the fellow to swap the lucky slug
for two others by sticking six-shooter
under his nose. There was young
fellow came into camp, and he was a
fresh one. The second night he was
there he steered into the Bucking Tiger
saloon and run up against the tiger it
self. 1t took him about half an hour to
put 500 in the bank, and rs that was
his last cent he looked mighty pale
about the gills. Tom took in the stu
alton and hauled out his six-shooter and
his slug. He tossed the slug on the
table.
"Play that young fellow" he said,
can if you lose it I'll blow the whole
top of your head off !"
He played and won.
''Play it again, said Tom, lowering
the hammer to half-cock; ''the hull
pile -
"Play it again, he ordered when the
second trial resulted happily.
1t won again.
"Once more" ordered Tom.
1t won for the fourth time.
"Gimme that slug" said Tom. CHOW
git! and don't ye look Mt card again
as long as you live. Ye amt got any
luck"
He dropped the slug back into his
pocket, and the young fellow left camp
next morning.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08

Many a man has ruined his eyesight
by sitting in the barroom looking for
work.
IT is true that doctors disagree, but
they don't disagree half so much as
their medicines do.
THE man who will not listen to reason
soon becomes 1t crank; but trying to turn
him is waste of time.
ONE of the greatest trials this country
could have would be to compel it to eat
all the food it produces.
OF all the various debts we owe to our
fellow-men that of silence is the one
most frequently disregarded.
WHY can't the duelists of to-day be
fair and square about it and designate
as weapons ''Chins, at two miles?
THE man who is always finding fault
must be always hunting for it, and he
cannot be an agreeable companion.
TENDING bar for hotel in a temper
ance town is a business as quiet as
clerking for a man who does not adver-
tise.
A MAN in Glare was told that dogs
would not go mad if given plenty of
water. He threw his neighbor's dog
into the well.
"You are weak" said widow to her
son when he demonstrated against her
marrying again. 81 know it, he re-
piled; 81 am so weak [ can't go a step
father
A Miss CUMMINGS was recently intro
duced to a Mr.. Goings at Buffalo, and
after hearing each others name they
looked mystifed for a moment and then
compromised by sitting down.
PEDEsTRIAN-M Madam, boy who am
told is your son has just thrown stone
at me, causing wound that is very
painful. What are you going to do
about it? Mother don't know; have
you tried arnica
A ROY sat in the alley eating the half
of watermelon, and he was so vora-
cious aboutit that man who was passing
by felt called upon to remark: ''Do you
imagine yourself to be a pig" ''Say !
beg your pardon - replied the boy ''but
look here. When you havn't got but
seven cents, and you buy half melon
with it, and you'll have only two minits
before gang of 20 boys will come down
on you, are you going to stop for Fifth
avenoo style" 2"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08

1T is not necessary to ruin a girl in
order to prove that you love her,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
FRIENDLY CHAT.

Clar2-I understand that Mr.. Fes.th-
erly paid me Il very pretty compliment
to-day.
Ethpr-Yes? What was it?
Clara-He said that among the most
beautiful young ladies at the party was
Miss Clara Smith.
Ethel with a cough)-Yes, [ noticed
you among them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
WHAT NO ONE BELIEVES,

Mistress-Mary, you may take Fido
out for an airing. Poor fellow, he's been
begging to go all day.
Nurse Girl-It's uncommon hot. May
be the sun would be too much for him.
Mistress-You are very thoughtful
girl, Mary. Take the baby ont now.
You can take Fido when it gets cooler.
-OtnnhG HeTnET
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
DOUBTFUL PHILANTHROPY.

Tramp (to woman)-Could you give
me something in the way of old clothes,
ma'am? I'm gettin' shabby.
Woman-You're gettin' more than
shabby. but / amt got thing. You
can change coats with the searecrow
back in the cornfeld if you want to,
That'ill slick you up some, an it's the
best [ kin do
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
A LITTLE MEAN

a
A Portland man who employeda num-
ber of small boys as berry pickers was
afraid they would be devoured by mos
quitoes and induced them to wear net
ting over their faces-a contrivance
which they adopted with gratitude in
their hearts until they discovered that
there were not only no mosquitoes to be
seen, but that the confounded netting
also prescribed berry eating. = Worcester
Spy.
WHY HE WANTED TACKs.
He was an amateur yachtsman, and
he looked around the store i'll timid
way before he hcsitatingly asked:
''Got any tacks p
eyes, sir; plenty of 'em. How many
papers p
81 guess I'll take paper of starboard
and paper of port. I'm going a-sail-
ing, and want to be provided with
both kinds. ."-Dct1OH Free Press.
NoBLEMAN.
She-What do you think of Signor
Handorgani?
He-I am convinced that he is q
genuine Italian nobleman.
81 am glad you think he is no lmpos-
tor. But what gives you such conf
dence 2"
"When he was asked to play last
night he felt all around the piano for
the crank. -SyraeuSe Republican.
SHE KNEW WHERE IT WAS.
''Sis, " he said, edo you know where
my base ball mask is? I've hunted high
and low for it,.
81 didn't know you wanted to use it
to-day, Dick" said his sister uncasily.
''WelI, do
''IH see if 1 can find it for you" and
she went up stairs.
She found it without much trouble
". y. Sun.
NSULTED.
'Patsy, olive been insulted. Mickey
Doolan called me liar, said an excited
Irishman.
can phwat are yez goin' to do about
it2"
"I don't know. Phwat would you do
av We wor me1"
Well. Dinny, think OF d tell the troot
oftener. - Washington Critic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-04

The State Normal school at Castleton.
under its present management, has stead
lily grown in the number age and attain
ments of its pupils, in the grade Of its re-
quirements. Excellent work is being
dons by its graduates in the graded and
public schools of the State. At the annual
meeting OF the trustees the following Off
GERS were elected: President, A. n.
Adams OF Fair Haven; secretary, Hon. J.
Is. Bromley; treasurer, G.. G. Sherman :
auditor, +. III. Armstrong. Principal A.
r. Leavenworth, f. II. Armstrong and ID.
ID; Cole were appointed a committee on
scholarships A. f. Leavenworth, Hon.
j. b. Bromley, Il. III. Armstrong, ID. ID.
Cole, Hon. w Il, Howard and Hon. ii.
l.. Clark were appointed committee to
make arrangements for the proper OBJ
servance of the centennial of the school,
this being the one hundreth year of con.
tinuous school since the county grammar
school was Incorporated
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-04
A MARVEL OF PURITY.
Royal Baking Powder a Perfect Leavening
agent absolutely free from lime and alum.

The Royal Baking Powder is considered by all chemists
and food anal sts be marvel purity strength and
whoesomenes 1t perfect eavening agent making bread
cake, rolls, hufn and other pastry light delicious and
wholesome 1t has superseded the tartar and
soda, and of soda and milk in work of the best
cooks, whenever given trial Hot food with it
will not Indigestion, but may be with mpunity
by those with the most sensitive digestive organs.
Furthermore, the Royal Baking Powder now the only
baking powder before the public free lime and abo-
luey pure This due the improved method by the use
of which it has been made possible produce perfectly
pure of from which all the lime has been elm
mated This chemically pure of exclusively
employed in the manufacture of the Royal Baking Powder
that its absolute freedom from lime all other exaneous
substances is guaranteed.
Professor McMurtrie, late chemist in chief to the u S.
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. c., says:
81 have examined the of tartar manufactured for
and used by the Royal Baking Powder Company the man.
ufacture of their baking POWDER and find it be perfectly
pure and free from lime in any form
CAL chemical tests to which have submitted it have
proved the Royal Baking Powder perfectly heathfu of
uniform excellent quality and free from any deeerious sub
stance VIM MCMURTRIE, PH.D."
Chemist in Chief u S. Dept Of agriculture